Campbells Soup Names Grand Rapids No 1

Paradigm Deisgn’s home town of Grand Rapids is proud today to be the number one consumer of Campbell’s classic Condensed Tomato Soup. The company recently produced a list of the top cities which consume their iconic soup showing Grand Rapids as the victor over cities such as Buffalo, NY and Minneapolis, MN. 1. Grand Rapids,…

ShowEast 2011 Comes to a Close

ShowEast 2011 tradeshow is coming to close. There was a great turnout in the new venue at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida. Here are some pictures in case you missed it.

A whopping 23,043 lbs of trash is removed from Grand River

As part of Grand Rapids commitment to being a more sustainable community, 23,043 pounds of trash were removed from the riverbanks by volunteers during the eighth annual Grand River Clean Up.     See Story Here This also is a great resource for Sustainability news in Grand Rapids.

Aurora Borealis seen in West MI

Yesterday a large Solar Wind blew into earths magnetic field hard enough to push the Northern Lights as far south as West Michigan! Check out these stories… Early Story Pics and Video

Can one Grand Rapids theater’s revival lead to another’s second act?

By Garret Ellison | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS — In 2004, the drowning Wealthy Theatre was thrown a life preserver. After dodging the wrecking ball and reopening as a performance venue in 1999, the historic theater began sinking into debt and briefly closed before the Community Media Center acquired the old neighborhood vaudeville…

MyGR6 Contest Announces Winners

Grand Rapids – MyGR6 announced it’s 6 winners this week. The contest pitted Grand Rapids Patriots against each other in order to produce the best six word phrase which best represents Grand Rapids.

Vestas turbines destined for Michigan wind farm

Vestas received an order for 56 turbines that will power Consumers Energy’s Lake Winds Energy Park in Mason County, Mich. The turbines, Vestas model V100-1.8 MW are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2012 and they should be turning by the end of the year.

Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles

MIDLAND — A rare look inside Dow Chemical’s pilot Powerhouse Solar Shingle plant gave a glimpse of the solar industry’s future. On Monday, local media was invited to tour the Midland plant and watch the new solar shingles come off the line (see a full gallery of photos). We saw massive machines mold the power-generating…